Blazers fall 97-91 to Jazz in final preseason game

View full sizeThe Associated PressPortland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge (12) drives to the basket as Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter (0) defends during the second quarter in a preseason game Thursday in Salt Lake City.

Wesley Matthews scored 24 points to lead the Trail Blazers, but it wasn't enough against an inspired effort from the Utah Jazz bench in a 97-91 exhibition loss in Salt Lake City on Thursday.

Enes Kanter and Derrick Favors came off the bench and scored 21 points each to help the Jazz bench outscore the Blazers bench 54-8.

LaMarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Batum started for the Blazers and had double-doubles, with Aldridge scoring 19 points and grabbing 11 rebounds, and Batum scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Point guard Damian Lillard had 12 points and five assists. Joel Freeland was the Blazers' high bench scorer with four points.

Kanter and Favors combined for 21 in the fourth quarter for Utah, which lost 120-114 to Portland on Monday. Kanter also finished with 12 rebounds.